He was from my section in high school. I've raced him a few times and he was always kind of a fan favorite in the area. I think he's especially notable because he came from a high school program which was not considered very good at all. He trained alone throughout all of his high school career and probably has all of his high school records. So I think Syracuse was a good fit for him because it allowed him the chance to push and be pushed and it is evidently developing him pretty well.
benteke wrote:
Wetmore could never develop a talent like that.
Wetmore is a douche
Awwwwww.....You didn't get your recruiting letter from Mark.
Bam! from Elzor wrote:
Awwwwww.....You didn't get your recruiting letter from Mark.
Didnt get a recruiting letter from anyone/ didnt run in college. He just acts like a douche
xcountry12 wrote:
I guess if 3 sentences in one paragraph turns your face blue I can't help that. Didn't realize we had grammar police on these forums. I could of added an extra period instead of the word (and), but who cares? Either way Phil ran his butt off and(oops,don't want your face turning blue again). Syracuse and Phil deserve what they got. Hard work truely pays off.
You haven't been here very long if you don't think grammar police are on these forums! They rank right behind generalized haters and bitter-jealous trolls.
While we are at it, Hard work truly pays off.
he ran 29:35 in a 10k. that's really good. that's 4:45 pacei know guys who couldn't break 31 in the 10k in college who are now 2:15 marathnors and 1:03 half marathoners who have full-tiem jobs. this guy is about right as a 3rd/4th runner for a top D1 team29:35 is super good. especially for a soph. He will adapt to the schedule and training and could definitely be a national qualifier for the 10k in track before he graduates. he's near a provisional time already, no?he ran awesome, yes, but not like he was running 32:00 for 10k's before this raceCongrats to Syracuse
Orange Man! wrote:
Philo Germano, a sophomore from Syracuse, finishes in 39th place (All-American) out of nowhere to be the Orange's 4th man. He was the difference!
Wow seeing Murphy's HS times makes me pretty hopeful. What do you need to walk on at a pace like Colorado
He was running against limited competition, in heat and high humidity, probably in windy cinditions- so the times are more impressive than they first appear.
i like how chris fox is quoted in the QOTD saying that Philo never made a state meet. because he made a couple. and went to NXN....
theonewhoknocks wrote:
He was from my section in high school. I've raced him a few times and he was always kind of a fan favorite in the area. I think he's especially notable because he came from a high school program which was not considered very good at all. He trained alone throughout all of his high school career and probably has all of his high school records. So I think Syracuse was a good fit for him because it allowed him the chance to push and be pushed and it is evidently developing him pretty well.
I too raced Philo in High School, but with my superior upbringing un my petri dish in Saratoga's Kranicks' basement, and my 9 years in the Netherlands for high-altitude training, he was never much competition for me. Glad to see that he's improved in college, he was never good enough before.
Agreed. Article from local paper
http://www.timesunion.com/sports/article/Athlete-of-the-Year-Philo-Germano-Albany-4045610.php
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